CH 1.2

Chapter 1: Stop Calling People Ugly. Everyone Has a Reason

“Hey! Why are you so slow, can’t you move faster?”

Yoon Seol nervously organized her makeup box while listening to the angry and spiteful voice.

After filming the drama indoors, she had to hurry because it was a tight schedule to go to the countryside.

“Sorry, I’m done.”

Yoon Seol apologized as she roughly put the cosmetics and items that were out.

She was happy to be in charge of Jin Yura’s makeup, a famous Korean actress, one of the top three, but it was also hard work.

When she only knew her as a fan, she thought she was so innocent and gentle, but Jin Yura slapped her on the back of the head as if she had been waiting for it.

From the manager to the coordinator.

There was no place her meanness couldn’t reach. But lately, she’s been unusually picking on Yoon Seol.

She’d tell her that she was moving around on purpose and ruining her makeup, or that she was doing it for attention, or that she should stop staring at the actor and give her a loud slap.

They harassed her in such small, subtle ways so that she couldn’t argue back.

However, famous actors are actors, so their faces change dramatically, and when Yoon Seol tries to say something, they change to a meek face, which makes Yoon Seol feel even more embarrassed.

One day, the coordinator told her.

[Yoon Seol must understand. Ms. Jin Yura, it’s not the first time she’s done that, and it’s more because she is a sweet and kind person.

I asked her what that meant, and her answer was not understandable by my standards.

[What I mean is, do you think Jin Yura always bullies nice people? ‘How long can you pretend to be nice?’ they tease her like this. But you know how people are, right? Even good people can get angry. Like bursting out in anger after holding everything in. Jin Yura is definitely like that.]

[Excuse me?]

[Look, she’s nothing special. If she’s not going to be nice to the end, she didn’t have to pretend to be nice at all.]

She remembered the coordinator shaking her head as if she was fed up with all the complaining.

Anyway, the important thing is, this is the workplace. Jin Yura’s personality is not important. What’s most important is that she was getting paid for the work she does.

Before going to the countryside, Jin Yura visited Yoon Seol again.

“Yoon Seol, can you come with me to a coffee shop for a while?”

Yoon Seol observed her expression carefully. Jin Yura, who had a mild impression of her, nodded her head inwardly as she smiled and spoke.

As she is someone who doesn’t trust Jin Yura, her circumstance with men was also very severe. She quietly followed her, recalling the faces of former lovers who are easily swayed at the sight of her gentle face.

Near the station, in an alleyway, there’s a shabby-looking cafe that’s liked by a lot of celebrities.

Despite its shabby exterior, the interior was all in the form of rooms. A perfect place for a secret meeting.

As Jin Yura entered the room, Yoon Seol was waiting at the entrance with my heavy makeup box.

“I heard you were busy…”

After urging someone like that, she didn’t come out for an hour, so Yoon Seol grumbled while reading a recently updated web novel on her phone.

“Oh my!”

Yoon Seol, who was always known for being easily surprised, let out an involuntary squeal.

Jin Yura scolded her in an irritated voice.

“So noisy. My ears are going to fall off.”

Then she turned and walked out of the store.

“What a character…”

Yoon Seol quickly caught up to her after recovering from her surprise.

The two exited the alley and stood in front of a crosswalk on an eight-lane road, waiting for the light to change.

At that moment, a man recognized Jin Yura, he was wearing a hat and staggered up toward them.

“Yura.”

His pronunciation was slurred, and the smell of alcohol wafting in the distance made Jin Yura shrink back in horror. The man, shrewdly noticing this small gesture, snapped.

“What the hell, I’ve only been watching your movies, are you ignoring me now?”

Yoon Seol panicked as the big man approached them threateningly.

“Hey, you shouldn’t be like this.”

Still, she felt she had to take care of the actress, so she stepped forward and tried to stop him, but she felt helpless.

“Who are you, I’m talking to Yura, get out of the way!”

Yoon Seol’s body was easily pushed back by a large hand, but Jin Yura stubbornly held onto her and said in a small voice.

“Are you kidding, what am I supposed to do if you move out of the way?”

“No, that’s…”

“Jin Yura! Hey, Yura!”

That’s when the man stretched out his hand. Yoon Seol, whose body was tangled with Jin Yura’s, stepped back to avoid the man’s waving fist. Jin Yura hid behind her back, grabbing her clothes and not letting go.

“No, wait.”

Choked by the collar, Yoon Seol was about to say something when she spotted the man in front of her, his hands waving about as if he were making a fist, and instead of speaking, she hurriedly lifted her makeup box.

Bang!

Yoon Seol’s body was shaken violently by the man’s fist, and Jin Yura, who was hanging on her back, fell on the pavement with her.

Bba-ang!

A loud horn sounded, accompanied by people’s screams.

When Yoon Seol reflexively tried to get up, Jin Yura pressed down on her body and got up first.

Thud!

The screams of people hurt her ears and the small hands pressed her body preventing her from getting up.

After that, a shattering pain engulfed her entire body.